The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-07
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGS.

Ten 52-gallon barrels of cucumbers
have been grown on spot 5Ox5O feet in
size at San BernardinO, Cal, this summer.
The largest known cherry tree grows in
the soil OF Oroyille, Cal. II is eighteen
years old, sixty feet high and six feet in
circumference. IN one season 1t bUUe ton
and a half OF fruit
Nineteen years ago Mrs. Annie. .Tomlin,
OF Mauricetown, y. j., had $50 stolen from
her while sick on a schooner at Boston. 4
few days ago she received a letter from Phil
adelphia. with a S20-bill enclosed, saying
that that amout had been taken from her
pCcketbook al tho time and place above men
toned.
Baltimore has 500 churches, cbapels and
| syuagogues. AS 70 commandments, the Ro-
man Catholic Church stands first, the Meth
! odist second. the Lutheran third, the Bep-
/ tist fourth. the Presbyterian fifth, and tine
| Jewish sixth. The population is about 49,
/ 600. or this. l2O,O ,OOs is Roman Catholic,
| SO, 600 Protestants, and 1000 unevange!-
/ lied.
| "A traveller from the islands OF South
| Burmah says that 1t Is no UNCOMMON sight
| to see monkeys among the rocks at low
tide. gathering aid opening oysters. They
| open them by striking a sharp blow with
stone at the base of-the upper valves, which
dislocates it. and then with their fingers
| they extricaJe the oyster, Of which they are
very fond.
One OF the attractions OF a fair IN Nc
| Henry county, IL, was the marriage OF 6
volunteer couple. to whom presents valued
a. S2JO were 10 be giyD. The couple came
to the scratch and we're married in the
presence OF the multitude, but it is charged
that they already had the knot tied else
| where, and the managers Of the fair are
Withholding the presents pending the result
Of al investigation.
1t is not generally known that camels,
both wild ami tame, are found in Texas,
Yet such is the fact. and some OF them will
be on exhibition at the State fair at Dallas
this !alI. The first of these animals were
brought to the State BY the Government in
/ 1882 to test their usefulness IN crossing the
American desert 10 California. They came
from Arabia, and were the ancestors OF
those now in the State.
The crops in Manitoba this year, ac-
cording 10 statistical reports, exceed all esti-
mates. The Canadian Pacific Railway will
be utterly inadequate 10 move the crop.
Ia many sections the yield has been thirty
five bushels 10 the acre. The averages Will
be about thirty bushels. at this figure, on
an average OF 432. 80 acres. the } ieId will be
I2O, s99, S5i bushels, leaving ten million
bushels available for export.
John HarGcastle, farmer living near
Mountain View. Arkansas, was warned tC
! fnE4p Gbpr
who held 4 grudge aRains: him. He had a
large family and was poor. He started in
a wagon with his family and effects for the
Arkansas river. After travelling about three
miles he heard his name pronounced by
some person hidden in the uDderbrush
Hardcastle grasped his gun and advanced a
few PAGES. when two mel opened ire OF
him, Kidding his body with buckshot. Five
men have been arrested.
Few people know anything about where
slate pencils come from. and school children
seem to think they are growth indigenous
to all school rooms. The first slate pencil
factory ever established in America is still
in operation in Vermont, aad the next is il
Virginia. These are the only two in Ameri-
ca. The Virginia factory is IL AlbemaIle
county, and gives employment to q large
number Of people who would otherwise find
it hard work TO make a living in the buckle
berry barrens which surround the quarry
and factory. About 90. 600 pencils day art
turned ont by this factory.
"A Wisconsin politician. who has Just
returned from Europe, is credited with the
authorship or most wonderful story. He
said that on tie voyage the steamer was
followed by shark, which The seamen
finally killed. 1t weighed 1850 pounds.
In its stomach were found water pail a
child's rocking horse. a pair of fisherman's
boots, three empty beer bottles, a copy Of the
London Times, the well. preserved seat OF a
pair OF trousers ana square piece OF pine
board, on which was painted the sign IN O
Smoking Aloud"
Miss Minnie Rhodes, of Chenango coun-
II, y. Y, committed suicide the other day
for a very strange reason. About noon her
father, Cyrus Rhodes, asked her to dig some
potatoes for dinner. She refused and her
father commanded her TO DO IT, Finally she
consented to get the potatoes, and told her
father TO 90 about his work. Instead, how
ever, the girl got a revolver and took il to
the barn. where, unbuttOning her dress, she
placed the weapon against her breast and
fired. The bullet passed through her heart.
She was about Il years OF age. NC. Rhodes
Is prominent farmer
In Chicago on MeGn rsday of last week
man started to cross Clark street through
a gap in the string of cars and wagons, be-
tween truck and an express wagon. a
car in front Of the latter vehicle STONED at
the corner Of KinZie street and the exprsss-
man was obliged to pull up suddenly lust as
the man was crossing The taiI-board OF
the wagon was down and 1t caught the man
on one side OF the head, and at the same
instant the pole of the truck struck him on
the other, and he was killed standing
upright before the eyes Of the crowd wait
ing to cross the streets
"A man was gong over the Rocky Noun
talns for pine logs, drying a wagon. On
the top OF large rock by the side of the
road was young bear. the mother having
started up the mountain on the approach of
the team. The cub not moving, the mother
came bounding to 1t, and, giving it a a nudge
with her nose, started up the mountain
again, expecting the cub to follow. But the
/ little one made no move. The old bear then
me back the second time. and taking mn
the cub In her paws gave him severe cuffs
| The cub then obeyed orders and followed the
old bear In gallop up the side of the noun
/ tain.
of our % Presidents, four (Washine-
ton, Madison, jackson and Polk), though
ArnTsNk !, ,a1V.,